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CommentHalifax shows continued slide in house prices鈥ut the real market test comes in the New Year
VAT rises, unemployment and stiff lending requirements point to further decreases in house prices
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CommentForecasters foresee a long road to recovery for construction
CPA forecast predicts no real construction growth for at least two years
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CommentAttack of the clones
Atkins this week becomes the latest British firm to reveal it has fallen victim to Chinese fraudsters
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CommentNew orders point to coming dip in construction output
The fiscal stimulus did have a positive effect, but that could be wiped out by the public spending cuts
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CommentHow to spot the next Rok
Rok鈥檚 spectacular collapse seemed like a bolt from the blue, but in fact it followed in the footsteps of other once admired but now failed big names. What are the warning signs?
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CommentHansom:聽That鈥檚 entertainment
On show this week: posh parties at the Lord Mayor鈥檚 pad, political theatrics in Westminster and unexpected revelations about the Olympics; plus rural folk revive the 鈥檏eep off my land鈥� routine
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Too many targets
As we have reached the time of year for the 好色先生TV Sustainability Awards, I thought it would be appropriate to air my frustration with the current level of environmental energy policy.
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Pester power
Just in case it has been missed by everybody in the industry, the Health and Safety Executive has published an amendment to HSG168. In layman鈥檚 terms that鈥檚 the amendment to the guidance for managing fire strategy on building sites. This is a very thought-provoking document.
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Let鈥檚 play associations
I read with interest your article on specialists (19 November, page 36) and would respectfully point out that at least six companies in your fit-out category are NAS members, including ISG Retail, and are most certainly not subcontractors as your opening header suggests. I would also point out that they ...
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Knowles on Levete 鈥�
The article by Amanda Levete in 好色先生TV (19 November, page 26) kindled a few memories. She poses the question: 鈥淗igher education is going to become increasingly inaccessible, so why don鈥檛 we create ways of training architects on the job?鈥�
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鈥� And Taylor on Knowles
Further to the article by Malcolm Taylor (no relation) in 好色先生TV (22 October, page 33) regarding his dissatisfaction with the RICS, I was interested in the follow-up letter by the much respected Roger Knowles (29 October, page 27) and his effort to entice more QSs to join his breakaway organisation. ...
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CommentFairness heads south
Come back John Prescott, all is forgiven! You probably never thought you鈥檇 hear such a plea
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CommentSticks for the North, carrots for the South in the New Home Bonus handicap race
Is the north funding the South's Nimbyism?
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CommentAcademia isn鈥檛 up to the job
University research consistently fails to address the practical realities of construction. What we need is industry people in academic posts controlling the purse strings
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bruce Kennedy
BDP鈥檚 director is inspired by New York鈥檚 forward-looking Rockefeller Centre, built in dark economic times, but regrets the retrogressive timidity of SOM鈥檚 One World Trade Centre
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CommentPFI alternatives: A change of route
The damning National Audit Office report on the M25 widening scheme is the latest sign that PFI might be nearing the end of the road. But what are the alternatives?
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CommentHansom:聽Look over there!
Distractions abound in the industry this week, from executive toys in Rok鈥檚 offices, elusive bosses, misplacing a wind farm and a handy suggestion for the Irish government鈥檚 PR team
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CommentLocal authorities and housebuilding
Local authorities are using their new powers to cancel planned housing schemes, but that doesn鈥檛 mean housebuilders should just sit back, says Chris Cobbold